AER-007 Space & Aerospace · Private
Impulse Space
Orbital transfer vehicles that move satellites between orbits.
- Founded
- 2021
- 5 years ago
- Total raised
- $1.1B
- Disclosed equity, Sep 2026
- Team
- 538
- Headcount, Sep 2026
- Latest round
- Series D
1 General description
Founded by Tom Mueller, SpaceX's first employee and designer of its Merlin engine. Builds the Mira orbital transfer vehicle and the Helios kick stage, designed to carry payloads from low Earth orbit to geostationary orbit.
2 Features
3 Specifications
| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Space & Aerospace | Pin 04, orange band |
| Flagship product | Mira | |
| Headquarters | Redondo Beach, United States | Los Angeles hub |
| Status | Private | |
| Business model | B2B | Sells to businesses |
| Backers | 137 Ventures, BANNER VC | Through Series D |
| Website | impulsespace.com ↗ | |
| Profiles | LinkedIn ↗ |
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